ABC Receives Inaugural Weil Foundation Grant
ABC Launches Second Online Course
Enhanced Herb Guide Accredited Through 2008: Free CME for Physician
(Members receive 50% off of all ABC Publications)
Give the gift that lasts all year!
December 2: Complementary and Alternative Medicine: an Evidence Based Overview for the Health Care Provider. Uniondale, New York. A morning plenary session includes topics ranging from interpreting evidence in journal articles regarding CAM, new paradigms for healing, and medico-legal and ethical issues. The afternoon will consist of workshops focusing on the techniques and evidence for various CAM therapies including massage, imagery, energy medicine, chiropractic, acupuncture and herbs and supplements. Mark Blumenthal will present two lectures: "Herb Market Update: What's Happening in the Herb Market with Sales Trends, Consumer Attitudes, New Herbal Products, Legal and Regulatory Developments and Media Coverage" and "Negative Outcomes for Clinical Trials on Herbs and Phytomedicines: Media Reports and Public Perceptions - A Crisis in Consumer Confidence." CME and CEU credits are being offered through the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. For more information call the Department of Professional and Public Health Education at 516-465-2500.
Dear ABC Member,
This issue of HerbalEGram is full of end of the year stories including news covering awards, studies and regulations within the herbal community. ABC has been in the news too with a letter to the editor that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine and as the recipient of one of the inaugural Weil Foundation Grants. And, as always, new issues of HerbalGram and HerbClip deliver the news, summaries and reviews that you need to stay in the know.
Also, if you’re still looking for a present for that person who has just about everything, think about giving them gift that lasts all year: a membership to the American Botanical Council!
Thank you so much for your continued support.
Sincerely,
The Staff of the American Botanical Council
You can find articles from the latest issue of HerbalGram here http://www.herbalgram.org/herbalgram/.
The following are just a few of the upcoming events that you will find listed on ABC’s Event Calendar.
December 1-4: SOHO EXPO: A Natural Health Food Industry Trade Show and Convention. Orlando, Florida.
December 3-4: Nutricon China. Shanghai, China.
December 6-8: Organic & Natural Korea 2005. Seoul, Korea.
December 6–8. Middle East Natural and Organic Products Expo 2005. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
January 2 – 13: Plants in human affairs. Hawaii’s Big Island.
The current HerbClip bin was released on 11/30/05. Two samples have been made available online to all members:
Clinical Trial Examines Spirulina's Cytokine Production in Hay Fever Sufferers
Effects of Green Tea on Low-Density-Lipoprotein Concentrations in Healthy Subjects
The HerbClip Educational Mailing Service is published twice monthly and provides hardcopies of reviews/summaries along with the original articles (in most cases). This unique educational benefit is available at the Sponsor Member level. For more information, please contact Aileen Truax at the Development Department or by phone at 512-926-4900.
Brian Berman Receives 2005 Bravewell Leadership Award
Enzymatic Therapy, Inc. Named 'Manufacturer of the Year' by Nutrition Industry Executive
ABKIT seeks Sales Director for East Coast Region
ABKIT, INC., New York, NY – Makers of CAMOCARE®, NatureWorks®, Kwai® and alpha betic®
For further information or submission of your resume please contact Grace Pearson at gpearson@abkit.com or at 1-800-226-6227 ext 127.
University of Sydney seeks Professor of Herbal Medicines
Herbal Medicines Research and Education Centre Faculty of Pharmacy
Closing Date: January 5, 2006
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Integrative Medicine Program
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Deadline for applications is January 15, 2005.